Acupuncture, massage and manual therapy can relieve pain and muscle tension in the short term. They are especially helpful in sudden situations, if the neck is stuck and the head cannot turn. They should be switched to self-paced exercises as quickly as possible. Due to neck pain, you should see a doctor immediately if, cause of pain is obvious neck injury or pain radiates to upper limbs. The pain is accompanied by fever and vomiting or chest pain. If the pain is unrelenting and not related to exertion.
You should see a doctor within 1-2 days if the pain develops quickly and is accompanied by numbness in the fingers or muscle weakness. It is necessary to find out the causes of the pain in more detail, if the pain limited to the neck alone does not subside in a couple of months with self-directed exercise, influencing working postures and painkillers. Many have experienced a decrease in neck problems also fitness boxing and rowing with the help of. Increasing the mobility of the upper back and shoulder joints can be done on your own with pole dancing(external), stretching or yoga. In weight lifting, body pump or in dumbbell training (external) good movement techniques and adequate recovery prevent strain injuries.
Heredity, overweight, smoking, little exercise and psychosis factors can increase back pain. Psychosocial factors such as depression, stress, anxiety especially increase the risk of prolonged back pain. Although there are several suspected risk factors for back diseases, there is no strong evidence of a causal relationship of any other factor besides heredity.
Hereditary factors affect back pain
Hereditary factors explain a significant part of back pain. However, the effect of individual genes is very small. Epigenetic mechanisms that regulate gene activity may explain part of the effect of environmental factors on low back pain. Epigenetics studies influencing hereditary factors, for example by changing behavior and environmental factors.
Although you can’t choose your own genes, you can influence how they work. With their own behavior and favorable lifestyle choices, everyone can so-called neutralize the effect of bad genes. Healthy lifestyles are important in preventing back pain. Attention should be paid to the prevention of back pain already in childhood and adolescence. Obesity apparently increases the risk of lumbar disc herniation and severe back pain syndromes. Obesity can slow down recovery from back pain conditions and increase the risk of pain recurrence. Obesity can be connected to increased levels of inflammatory factors in the blood, which can also be connected to back pain.